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    we still deal with these problems. And what’s worse is that now it is the children who are committing these crimes. Our‚ so called‚ future of tomorrow. The next generation of this country. Throughout recorded time‚ juvenile delinquency has been the very biggest issue to tackle. In the 15th century‚ the parens patriae concept was common and described parental care by the state or guardian of the community. Children were property and punishment was delivered from the family and/or public punishment

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    Children Engaged Adult

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    Children of all ages desire the love and support of adults. Infants are very curious and are able to learn a lot on their own just by exploring. However I feel having an interested and engaged adult is still needed in order for an infant to learn. The interference of an adult only encourage the child’s development. Well a child is playing adults have many opportunities to support their learning. For example‚ if an infant is playing with a car an adult can be their supporting the child’s learning

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    Children vs Adults

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    Children are too immature and unwise to be more honest‚ and less hypocritical than grown-ups. Although children have the ability to tell the truth‚ they don’t have the proper tools to express themselves. For example‚ a child would say the truth to an individual whose day is going horribly. The truth would be that the person’s clothes are dirty‚ but the person just came from a hard day of work and his or her boss was aggressive with feedback on their clothes as well. In addition to the boss‚ the child’s

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    grasping objects. Child – the child starts to go to school and go to activities with other children. They have exercises at school‚ they develop their moves. Teenager – during this time a teenager experiences their bodies change. For example‚ they start to grow taller. They exercise a lot and they try to be fit. Adult – they do not exercise a lot any more‚ women have menopause‚ their body and hormones change. Adults are little overweight‚ because of lees exercise. Elderly – in these age people stop

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    a Juvenile Be Tried as an Adult For a Violent Crime? Did you ever ponder that if a juvenile should be tried as an adult? In my opinion‚ I believe a juvenile should not be tried as an adult. For example‚ they can change themselves. Though‚ juveniles should not be tried as an adult since their brain isn’t fully developed yet so they can’t comprehend the consequences fully‚ in other words children are not mature enough to be adults. Also juveniles should not be tried as an adult since they can

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    adolescents in adult prisons might teach them a lesson‚ and scare them into correcting the way they behave‚ it’s not the right decision. Putting children in with violent adults puts them in great danger‚ it has no effect on crime‚ and the kids aren’t mature enough to understand what they are doing; therefore children who commit certain crimes should not be tried as adults. Narration- Over 2200 juveniles nationwide have been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Children as young

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    2012 Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? There are many controversies that surround juveniles being rehabilitated rather than going through the adult justice system‚ but studies show that juveniles are not fully developed to be tried as an adult. One of the main questions that it always boils down to is “should juveniles be tried as adults?” in my opinion juveniles should not be tried as adults because of their age. First‚ I believe that juveniles should not be tried as adults because their mentalities

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    have always heard adults and other authority figures say‚ “That if your write with your right hand‚ you use the left side of your brain and if you write with your left hand‚ your use the right side of your brain.” I have always wondered about this say‚ but being an uninquisitive person and always respectful to my elders‚ I just believed what my elders had said and left it at that. However‚ as I have gotten old‚ I have begun to question whether or not that statement about being left-brained dominant

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    include being placed within a facility originally designated for those at a different age and mental capacity? There are countless disputes and problems regarding the justice system and its decisions. Among those decisions is the decision to sentence a juvenile as an adult and place them within a adult prison‚ rather than in a juvenile detention center. Just as in most things in life‚ the justice system is not black and white. Some agree with juvenile incarceration and others reckon children should

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    The argument tries to suggest us that being first born child and even being first-time mother cause both monekeys and humans to produce more of cortisol‚ a hurmone that primes the body for increased activity level. But the argument miss the note that this increase can be caused from other issues not related to being first or not. In fact this issue can be a cause of emotions that differs in siblings and also an effect of age. First unwarrant assumption is that firstborn infant monkeys produce much

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